tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87682885512516008262023-11-16T04:18:49.066-08:00blog eats poetThe Ghost Poetry Project & other newsnathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-57020493245317462592012-02-14T15:21:00.001-08:002012-02-14T15:21:45.971-08:00new site<a href="http://www.nathancurnow.weebly.com">www.nathancurnow.weebly.com</a>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-3955540724129071632010-08-07T23:52:00.000-07:002010-08-08T00:03:20.887-07:00Going Down Swinging No.30 launch<div align="center"><strong>Thursday Night Swing Club: </strong>No.30 Melbourne Launch Party</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The band will swing. The funk will fly. The jazz will ignite your feathers. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUvyhdoI5V4LFwSdcH6FG_4cuuXiOlcYaTh_2uDe3-vcAJSSkMTVyV2qE_2dUw4S-3Y8WHkBRJqwD6SreA1P7s0ZWIfnUEo2PY267mXwA-wC8T9winLzCrqNgC9K_bHExg2VxhvxEwU8m/s1600/GDS+no.+30+front+cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502928574024399810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUvyhdoI5V4LFwSdcH6FG_4cuuXiOlcYaTh_2uDe3-vcAJSSkMTVyV2qE_2dUw4S-3Y8WHkBRJqwD6SreA1P7s0ZWIfnUEo2PY267mXwA-wC8T9winLzCrqNgC9K_bHExg2VxhvxEwU8m/s400/GDS+no.+30+front+cover.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Thursday 2nd September, 8pm–10.30pm, Toff In Town<br />$25 (No.30 included in ticket price)<br />Hosted by <strong>Brian Nankervis</strong> (Rockwiz) <strong>Launched by Richard Watts</strong> (RRR) </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Tickets selling fast:<br /><a href="http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2.asp?sn=Thursday+Night+Swing+Club&s=138">http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2.asp?sn=Thursday+Night+Swing+Club&s=138</a><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Starring: Maxine Beneba Clarke, Ezra Bix, Emily XYZ and Myers Bartlett (USA),Paul Mitchell and Eleanor Jackson. Plus DJ Johnny Topper, Silent Disco projection, and the hot swingin’ sounds of FLAP! </div>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-86188473964084199122009-12-09T15:24:00.000-08:002009-12-09T15:36:17.854-08:00The Ghost Poetry Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6G48MrGZnRTHgg9h0PlIYfcm3jiHTtbc7WN6n5L5aVwuMr-mCAFMbb5_AZrgCF7M7IkOQhGsNj2cf6x0v-P-3Vi36IzImq0ae_1JE5UP2GPPYfdNItKkbntu4V9lgXzS5oAKrSbD7Aqq/s1600-h/GhostProjectCover3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413381976968002882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6G48MrGZnRTHgg9h0PlIYfcm3jiHTtbc7WN6n5L5aVwuMr-mCAFMbb5_AZrgCF7M7IkOQhGsNj2cf6x0v-P-3Vi36IzImq0ae_1JE5UP2GPPYfdNItKkbntu4V9lgXzS5oAKrSbD7Aqq/s320/GhostProjectCover3.jpg" /></a><br />You can find/order a copy of my latest book at Readings, Borders, Gleebooks, Fullers Bookshop, Collected Works... in fact you can order it in through any book store in Australia. Also directly through my publisher. Hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann: <a href="http://puncherandwattmann.com/">http://puncherandwattmann.com</a><br />ISBN: 978-1-92145018-1<br />Distributor: Inbooks<br /><br />And come and listen to some of my tracks at myspace: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ncurnow">www.myspace.com/ncurnow</a><br /><br />ciaonathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-2933034983269128092009-11-21T00:11:00.001-08:002009-12-01T15:02:16.968-08:00Blog Battle (results)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42NfqrZtvN5ZVAIG5xnqcmrXfeBMseYrRz9bb8-JFiPXJY71yd98altCf7-Fps4hQAK835KmLrkS2f1cp_AUUiFSj7f70kaLVLpqt0zG6fVhsRmQLP-wekuxF_3NPtY_GFVv3dGqj-fSH/s1600/curnowvsmotion.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407204184494507186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42NfqrZtvN5ZVAIG5xnqcmrXfeBMseYrRz9bb8-JFiPXJY71yd98altCf7-Fps4hQAK835KmLrkS2f1cp_AUUiFSj7f70kaLVLpqt0zG6fVhsRmQLP-wekuxF_3NPtY_GFVv3dGqj-fSH/s320/curnowvsmotion.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div>The dust settles upon the carnage and now that you’ve returned to the scene of the battle you can’t help but ask: <em>What crazed art took place here? What kind of reckless poets fought upon these streets, in this village square, across these terracotta rooves of ancientness? Surely they were mighty warriors who had some idea of what the whole point was.</em><br /><br />And perhaps it is not to soon to tell tales of this fight or to tag this epic story with ‘legend’. Two poets clashed, one poet was triumphant, the dust settles, the carnage. Such carnage.<br /><br />Now any lesser poet might cry “foul” but with the deepest respect I must concede to Derek Motion, the winner of the first ever <em>Australian Poetry Blog Battle</em>. All pageantry and honour to you, Derek. May you continue your wild journey of the blogosphere, defeating foes, spreading rumours and writing marvelous, marvelous poetry.<br /><br />(As you may have suspected we are actually very good friends, and he doesn’t really owe me $20 bucks. Or does he? You should ask him. 'Cause he LOVES a good Chicko Roll. And then say something like: <em>hey man, you’ve got dreadlocks</em>.) <a href="http://typingspace.wordpress.com/">http://typingspace.wordpress.com/</a><br /><br />The King is dead. Long live the King.<br /><br />So hasn’t it just been a passion-fuelled few weeks of poetry, ego and mayhem? Thanks to all of those who have supported our ridiculous competition, buying into our profound shallowness which has only served to highlight our sensationalistic, adversarial and self-destructive tendencies. Your comments have made us smile, laugh out loud and sometimes, well, a little bewildered. But we hope, that like us, you've had some fun. Perhaps we’ve even captured your hearts, imaginations and done untold wonders for Australian poetry.<br /><br />Some of you have hinted that this is all just an elaborate way for me to ditch my blog. And I must confess, I have grown pretty tired of it. It began as a way of keeping you in touch with <em>The Ghost Poetry Project,</em> and now that the book is all done I feel it’s time to move on. I’m finding engagement a little exhausting these days and god knows my addiction to self-promotion is a bore. (Isn’t it handy that for every chapter of our lives that we close we can abandon a blog to go with it?)<br /><br />Still, I wanted to give Derek a good fight and only ever wanted an invitation to be lead vocals in his band! There, I said it! Perhaps I’ve got his attention now!!!<br /><br />So thanks to all those who left comments, who wrote poems/made portraits of us, and to those who followed <em>Blog Eats Poet</em> from day one (you know who you are). Thanks also to those who sat on the fence for the two of us and for those who refused to. Also to those who signed up to a Google account just to leave a comment. A special thanks to <a href="http://theotheradamford.wordpress.com/">Adam Ford</a>.<br /><br />For me it’s back to the lab again, back to the company of concentration. And I plan to enjoy it for some time. </div><div></div><div>In Sarah Day’s poem <em>Cat Bird</em> she writes of how the cat, through the slow act of stalking actually becomes its surroundings, becomes invisible to the bird and in some way the bird itself. This is exactly what writing is for me. Through the infernal process of typing and deleting I somehow feel connected to the universe. It’s that point where I am painfully present, making small, hard decisions and yet absent from myself at the same time. This is the deep joy and mystery of creativity, when I am completely engaged, inspired, lost and invisible. Paul Auster says: <em>when you truly enter a state of solitude, that is the moment you are not alone anymore.</em><br /><br />So seriously. That’s it. (Not that I won’t be out there reading or performing for you again real soon… by all means keep the invites coming) but I’m done with this blog. That was the deal and I lost fair and square…<br /><br />But now nobody said I couldn’t MYSPACE: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ncurnow">http://www.myspace.com/ncurnow</a><br /></div><div>;)</div><div><br />So check out some of my performance tracks. Some of them vintage.<br /><br />Also let me leave you with two tracks that still serve as my favourite peptalks before I hit the stage. Two great lyricists who have written here about ambition, ego and the stakes of this crazy, crazy life.</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y</a></div><div><br /><br />and of course…<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dldtY9ZbqYs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dldtY9ZbqYs</a></div><br /><div></div><div>Now let me hear <em>your</em> verse right where the horns are. </div>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-55688372141708269792009-11-21T00:11:00.000-08:002009-11-21T00:33:26.567-08:00The View From HereHey please check out the first part of an interview with me at The View From Here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.viewfromheremagazine.com/">http://www.viewfromheremagazine.com/</a><br /><br />And listen to this amazing piece by Cate Kennedy, featured on the new Going Down Swining no. 29 cd.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=548965&comments=on">http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=548965&comments=on</a><br /><br />News on the Blog Battle coming soon.nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-59107210979671340522009-11-14T16:59:00.000-08:002009-11-14T17:42:03.583-08:00Sarah Day & Lorraine McGuiganVery excited that two of my favourite poets are launching their latest books in Melbourne.<br /><br />The work of <a href="http://www.the-write-stuff.com.au/archives/vol-7/sarah_day/index.html">Sarah Day</a> has been a recent pleasure, with her new book <a href="http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_title.asp?ISBN=9781921556081&Author=Day,">Grass Notes</a> (Brandl &Schlesinger) never being far from my hands. I only wish I had discovered her years ago, and have no excuse for that as she’s had such an extraordinary career. She writes of apples, rain and chickens and of a dead wombat on the side of the road with 'grey palms big and soft as a child's'. But the poem I keep coming back to is <em>Cat Bird</em>. A favourite of mine. So come along to Glenfern to hear her read. We might all take a bottle of champagne up onto the roof afterwards and watch the sun go down.<br /><br /><strong>Launch of <em>Grass Notes</em> at Glenfern, 417 Inkerman Street, East St Kilda, Sunday, November 22nd at 4.30pm.</strong><br /><br />Where do I start with <a href="http://ipoz.biz/Titles/WSB.htm">Lorraine McGuigan</a>? A few years ago I read her first book <a href="http://www.walleahpress.com.au/FR31Liversidge.html">What the Body Remembers</a> and was completely over-awed. One of the finest example of life-writing I have ever come across, it is a raw, moving and deeply personal account. An inspiration from start to finish. And now we get a new collection… <em>Wings of the Same Bird</em> (Interactive Press).<br /><br /><strong>BALLARAT LAUNCH</strong>: Dr Robyn Rowland AO<br />Date: Saturday, 5th December<br />Venue: The Ballroom, Portico Wine Bar,<br />203 Dana Street, Ballarat<br />Time: 1.30 - 3.30 pm<br /><br /><strong>MELBOURNE LAUNCH</strong>:<br />Dr David Reiter, publisher Interactive Press<br />Date: Sunday, 6th December<br />Venue: The Hayden Raysmith Room,<br />Ross House, 4th Floor,<br />247 Flinders LaneTime: 2.00 pm<br /><br />I hope you can make it along. These are two of my all time favourites and I may not be around much longer to tell you about them! Check out the Blog Battle below (as featured on <a href="http://www.walleahpress.com.au/b25/currajah/curnow-vs-motion-blog-battle/">Currajah</a>) I’m losing!nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-23750758320563462582009-10-31T20:59:00.000-07:002009-10-31T22:30:30.835-07:00Curnow vs Motion (Blog Battle)Dear faithful blog reader<br /><br />There was a time when writers would quietly stow themselves away and compete for space in prestigious journals by writing the best piece they could. Or they held up another writer as some kind of creative nemesis, a necessary yardstick for their own ambition/progress.<br /><br />But now, thanks to the wonders of the blogosphere, we can go head-to-head in public smackdowns that immediately determine whose work has impact, relevance, appeal, musicality, sexuality, popularity, freshness, verbal vaporessence, grounding, counterbalancing and a well-developed ‘haunting yet transparent’ latency of meaning.<br /><br />So thus I challenge poet Derek Motion to the first ever Australian Poetry Blog Battle!!!<br /><br />For three-weeks we will be competing for comments (support or trash-talk), tallying them up in order to determine our own inter/national significance. Why? Because we’re very important pioneers in the Australian literary scene. Because we’re about ‘conversation’ and intellectual rigour. And while I don’t have anything against Derek personally (the only trouble is his personality) I do really REALLY want to bring him down. Plus he still owes me $20 bucks for a late-night six pack and Chicko Roll in Albury! Will he even acknowledge that... I don't think so. <br /><br />This is how it goes:<br /><br />The tally is of comments posted on our “Blog Battle” posts which remain up and open for three weeks (culminating in the <a href="http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/booranga/">Melb Four W launch</a>). Thereby the competition shall be declared over and the winner annouced.<br /><br />The poet who receives the most comments on their blog will bask in validation, knowing that it truly confirms their poetic worth, the relevance of their practice and their place in Australia’s literary canon.<br /><br />In turn, the loser must abandon their blog FOREVER and go home crying to his momma. And with any luck it'll be Derek, with this taped over his mouth: <a href="http://ilovestickytape.blogspot.com/2009/10/poem-on-roll-charles-bainbridge.html">http://ilovestickytape.blogspot.com/2009/10/poem-on-roll-charles-bainbridge.html</a><br /><br />Now thems the stakes and the only rules. Oh, plus the variety of commenters will also be taken into account. So I’m calling for support from the big and little names in Australian literature, to the big and little names in Portland’s over 55 cross-stitching guild. If you’ve ever enjoyed my poetry but never bought a book… or if you bought a book but never enjoyed the poetry… I need you now. Talk it up. Send out the message. He was in the <a href="http://www.jonathancrossfield.com/blog/top-50-aussie-writer-blogs">'top 50 writing blogs' </a>and in <a href="http://www.blackincbooks.com/books/best-australian-poems-2009">Best Aust Poems 09</a>…<br /><br />I’ve got my work cut out for me!<br /><br />I know that in the past much of my blog has been about self-promotion. I know. And you might even think this Battle is a bit over-the-top too. But check out my last post about the Thar. I mean that’s good work, that’s contributing, and it’s a prime example of what you’re not gonna see anymore if I happen to get shut down in this vain (yet let’s not forget ‘groundbreaking’) maelstrom of words.<br /><br />Plus I invented the Fb DanceTrain… I INVENTED it!!!<br /><br />Oh and here’s a link to Derek’s blog: <a href="http://typingspace.wordpress.com/">http://typingspace.wordpress.com/</a>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-79634443553358670752009-10-26T23:18:00.000-07:002009-10-27T12:40:46.995-07:00Thar<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397166081710362162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0ODKOYlC9ckFGMpUhXTMcM1fu-iZ8u1iInVRMuHcN881yy1lLZiBVLX2wZkP4MUXXyNlt6OGEKwwkLMnGHB7tEGtfSJEFfuGdnk-hW0zpQ39zkr0CzfgSbvh6PASxsyLeYdjNYPjtgK1/s400/thar-223.jpg" /><br /><br /><p>So I received this anonymous postcard the other day which had a picture of a Thar on it. All that it said was: </p><p align="center"><em>Happy new home in Ballarat! This is not a bunyip, it is a Thar. I didn't even know there were such things.</em></p><p align="left">Then yesterday I received an email from a Sydney poet in praise of <em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em>:</p><p align="center"><em>Bloody hell, I say, bloody hell! Just finished your book last night, and bloody hell it is good! Bloody hell. You have made a fine fine thing indeed, matey.</em></p><p align="left">And little things like this are enough to keep one going.</p>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-92172864016855118062009-09-21T23:55:00.000-07:002009-09-28T21:09:16.100-07:00Final Draft and Reeling and WrithingHey just a couple of new things out on <em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em>:<br /><br />First, this interview from Benedict Taylor up at the Final Draft website of 2SER. But will it be enough for the good people at Gleebooks to get it in now on their shelves? hmm... we will see ;)<br /><br />Check it out here:<br /><br /><a href="http://finaldraft.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-09-21T18_50_19-07_00">http://finaldraft.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-09-21T18_50_19-07_00</a><br /><br />And here we go... wow... my book's first official review by Genevieve Tucker here:<br /><br /><a href="http://austlit.typepad.com/cfn/2009/09/curnow-nathan.html">http://austlit.typepad.com/cfn/2009/09/curnow-nathan.html</a><br /><br />Plus if that's not enough head over to Famous Reporter for the launch speech that Kevin Brophy delivered at Old Melbourne Gaol:<br /><br /><a href="http://walleahpress.com.au/FR40Brophy.html">http://walleahpress.com.au/FR40Brophy.html</a>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-72409199304414685442009-09-06T21:08:00.000-07:002009-09-06T21:16:07.585-07:00The Ghost Poetry Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2l14tuGJbqZsypGdJ7hyQF7_ZSgEwNIHEMEpR3RoYSlcIC8gtWwplNz1a4jp_lgeg8XqnK8n9kW92C30TObXYPK2n14uesNrSLDI-zUCdK0FOXTY6nZrkUMjKIAA3NDBGjfWh3OvQfHQ/s1600-h/GhostProjectCover3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378573018193578658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2l14tuGJbqZsypGdJ7hyQF7_ZSgEwNIHEMEpR3RoYSlcIC8gtWwplNz1a4jp_lgeg8XqnK8n9kW92C30TObXYPK2n14uesNrSLDI-zUCdK0FOXTY6nZrkUMjKIAA3NDBGjfWh3OvQfHQ/s400/GhostProjectCover3.jpg" /></a><br />You can find/order a copy of my latest book through Readings, Collected Works, Gleebooks, Fullers Bookshop. In fact you can order it in through any book store in Australia. Also directly through my publisher. Hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann: <a href="http://puncherandwattmann.com/">http://puncherandwattmann.com</a><br />ISBN: 978-1-92145018-1<br />Distributor: Inbooksnathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-4633332467574792322009-09-02T18:35:00.001-07:002009-09-02T19:31:37.218-07:00Yay Paddy!Off to Sydney tomorrow for my launch. But a big thanks to novelist Paddy O'Reilly before I go. Paddy kindly had me as her guest on her ABC Ballarat spot with Dominic Brine.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2009/09/02/2674300.htm?site=ballarat">http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2009/09/02/2674300.htm?site=ballarat</a><br /><br />Check out Paddy's website here. She's a superb storyteller and a new neighbour of mine. Ballarat, huh, what a town! <a href="http://www.paddyoreilly.com.au/">http://www.paddyoreilly.com.au/</a><br /><br />Now if you're looking for <strong>The Ghost Poetry Project</strong> head over to Readings. Carlton has already sold out of it (their 2 copies?) but it's on its way to other stores and you can always order it in. St Kilda store have me up on their "recommended reads" which is brilliant!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.readings.com.au/product/9781921450181/ghost-poetry-project">http://www.readings.com.au/product/9781921450181/ghost-poetry-project</a><br /><br />Or go to 'Orders' at the website of my publisher Puncher and Wattmann: <a href="http://puncherandwattmann.com/">http://puncherandwattmann.com/</a><br /><br />While you're there why not order <strong>Westering</strong> by Peter Kirkpatrick. He's doing the honours, launching my book in Sydney.<br /><br />Okay freaks. The shout-outs are over for now. Hope to catch you all at a reading (either yours or mine) soon. Or else for a quiet beer.nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-27546879626748413192009-08-27T19:02:00.000-07:002009-08-28T20:17:15.890-07:00Liner Notes/Sydney LaunchWell Liner Notes (Thriller) at the Melbourne Writers Festival last night was AMAZING (the best Liner Notes ever, perhaps the best MWF gig ever!) Major shoutouts to Rosemary Cameron, Steven Grimwade and the festival organisers for including it in the program. It's such a winning concept: pop culture/live music/spoken worders/comedians/novelists, all brought together to respond to a classic album. Sean M Whelan, you're not only a kick-arse poet but a big ideas man. Emilie Zoey Baker, you're a goddess of the stage and mic. Michael Nolan, you're SO super sharp I am in awe. You will all go down in legend!<br /><br />So now I'm heading up to Sydney for the launch of <strong>The Ghost Poetry Project</strong>. Sept 5, 4-6pm at St Stephens church in Newtown. I'm looking forward to a relaxed avo gig there. No need to turns the lights out this time. Might even have a bit of a Q&A if we get a good turn out.<br /><br />Then flying back home to Melbourne to read at Passionate Tongues for the Overload Poetry Festival with Cate Kennedy, Jennifer Compton and Miles Allinson, which is a really cool line up of established and emerging poets.<br /><br /><a href="http://overloadpoetry.org/passionatetongues">http://overloadpoetry.org/passionatetongues</a><br /><br />Check out Cate's new novel here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/theworldbeneath">http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/theworldbeneath</a><br /><br />Then I have some Ballarat readings, a reading in Portland and the Tassie Poetry Festival in Launceston which looks like fun. And then, after that, everything should be pretty cruisey.nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-73575503821551804832009-08-25T00:05:00.000-07:002009-08-25T00:11:41.052-07:00The Ghost Poetry Project on MWF blogAn interview with me about The Ghost Poetry Project is currently up on the MWF blog.<br />Thanks to Estelle Tang.<br /><br /><a href="http://mwfblog.com.au/2009/08/25/interview-nathan-curnow/">http://mwfblog.com.au/2009/08/25/interview-nathan-curnow/</a><br /><br />Why not head over to Readings for a copy?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.readings.com.au/">http://www.readings.com.au/</a>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-1441475023101705762009-08-15T18:15:00.000-07:002009-08-15T22:16:51.250-07:00Flip Side (Thriller)Well the Melbourne launch of <em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em> was INCREDIBLE! I am so lucky to have celebrated such a big chapter in my life with such friends, peers (and fans!) and in the city's dark heart: Old Melbourne Gaol. WOW! What a ride! The gaol was a spectacular venue and I got to tread the walkways, looking down on my audience as I performed, many of whom have played a major role in my development.<br /><br />Check out a write up of the night at Angela Meyer's Literary Minded: <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/">http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/</a><br /><br />Check out pics at Sean M Whelan's: <a href="http://loveisthenewhate.blogspot.com/">http://loveisthenewhate.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />And the night was made extra special by Kevin Brophy who said some very kind things to launch the book. Stay tune for his launch speech in Famous Reporter later on in the year. For now check out a poem of his here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jan/05/poem-week-kevin-brophy-painters">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jan/05/poem-week-kevin-brophy-painters</a><br /><br /><br />Now the <strong>Sydney launch</strong>: Saturday, Sept 5, St Stephens, Newtown 4-6pm.<br /><br />But before then it's Melbourne Writers Festival time and I'll be doing a couple of gigs this year, including reading some ghost poems at the Festival Club for Wordplay on August 23rd.<br /><a href="http://www.mwf.com.au/2009">http://www.mwf.com.au/2009</a><br /><br />Oh and then there is this small gig:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370370446172017570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9YszzPzBPalpEY7RWTXfMiuO4OnHUqEYOOEf_A65QfEH2GiaOwVEdI6zrsGslkOY3Ao1dvF3Vc86PepkXJwLzQc-lbm8FNv4aMI-21hktm0qpu_1MqxZ2qSCTjTGJz8R2BRRwlrT3uUo/s400/Linernotes8postcard.jpg" />nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-21722568187598723432009-07-29T17:28:00.000-07:002009-07-29T17:44:34.834-07:00Bunyips only eat avocadoes<div align="left"><em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em> is a unique approach to the paranormal, melding historical accounts with personal experience. A narrative of one extraordinary year it consists of around seven responses to each ‘haunted’ site, drawn together by ‘Bunyips only Eat Avocadoes’.<br /><br />A father of four young children, poet Nathan Curnow became increasingly interested in how language works to both terrify and embolden us. This was most apparent when his daughter became afraid of bunyips, a fear that could not be relieved by any amount of her parents’ loving persuasion. After months of sleepless nights it was suddenly undone by the words of another child who told her that bunyips only eat avocadoes.<br /><br />As a child Nathan Curnow experienced that same debilitating fear. He could barely breathe due to an overwhelming sense of terror. <em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em> is about returning to that place. It is an account of the ghosts he met, their stories and of what a poet can and cannot put to rest.<br /><br />The ten haunted sites include:<br /><br />The Chifley Suite (ACT), Old Adelaide Gaol (SA), Picton (NSW), Monte Cristo Homestead(NSW), Fremantle Arts Centre (WA), Richmond Bridge (TAS), Elvira The Haunted Hearse(NSW), Norfolk Island, The Quarantine Station (NSW), Port Arthur (TAS).<br /><br />Book launch details below...</div>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-75396787812728346242009-07-01T19:28:00.000-07:002009-07-01T19:31:28.431-07:00Front Cover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20IU4Y61hDH3HHn_sb9FwlpgPqLlfWoMVRqK6LcoADlCmMPlxmH8iTL3-_UsPilgXE7lvjXeGKMToc9FC11xT3OyTLA5KVbPnaPXYczNRzuo3CggIIr2xbd49loVrSZdOZocgdHg1JGl9/s1600-h/GhostProjectCover3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353684385742353218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20IU4Y61hDH3HHn_sb9FwlpgPqLlfWoMVRqK6LcoADlCmMPlxmH8iTL3-_UsPilgXE7lvjXeGKMToc9FC11xT3OyTLA5KVbPnaPXYczNRzuo3CggIIr2xbd49loVrSZdOZocgdHg1JGl9/s400/GhostProjectCover3.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>The Ghost Poetry Project<br /></strong><br /><strong>Melbourne launch</strong>: Friday, Aug 14, 6-7:30 pm at Old Melb Gaol. Launched by Kevin Brophy.<br /><br /><strong>Sydney launch</strong>: Saturday, Sept 5, 4-6 pm at St Stephens in Newtown. Launched by Peter Kirkpatrick.</span>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-31065668678499442842009-06-27T21:22:00.000-07:002009-07-01T19:34:04.926-07:00Crazy BIG ThingsCrazy BIG things going on for me in the next couple months:<br /><br /><strong><em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em><br /></strong><br /><strong>Melbourne launch</strong>: Friday, Aug 14, 6-7:30 pm at Old Melb Gaol. Launched by Kevin Brophy.<br /><br /><strong>Sydney launch</strong>: Saturday, Sept 5, 4-6 pm at St Stephens in Newtown. Launched by Peter Kirkpatrick.<br /><br /><strong><em>Wordplay</em></strong><br /><br />One of the best gigs going and I get to feature on August 13, the night before my Melbourne book launch. Following that I’ll be featuring for Wordplay at the upcoming Melbourne Writers Festival along with poets Ben Ezra, Chris Wallace Crabbe, Chloe Wilmott Jackson and Geoff Lemon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wordplay.org.au/">http://www.wordplay.org.au/</a><br /><br /><strong><em>Thriller (Liner Notes)<br /></em></strong><br />In more Melbourne Writers Festival news, I’m performing for THE hottest ticket in town, Liner Notes. And yep, we’re doing none other than MJ’s Thriller. So, yep, it's gonna be big!<br /><br /><em>For each Liner Notes event, novelists, poets, comedians, writers, hip hop artists and the like are assigned a track each from a much-loved album. They're invited to create a response to it in any way they see fit. All up, it makes for a great themed night, combining the best of literary, anecdotal and musical pleasures.<br /></em><br />At the Toff in Town on Thursday, 27 August. Starring Linda Jaivin, Nick Earls and Josh Earl. Check the MWF website for more details soon.<br /><br />ps. the track I’ve been entrusted with is Thriller! ARGGGH. I'm not worthy. I’ve booked in lessons this week to get some moves down.<br /><br /><em><strong>Dog Chain 4-7-9-1</strong> or <strong>How the Goose Broke Open</strong></em><br />(working title)<br /><br />While all of this rolls on, and thanks to the Australia Council, I’m writing my new play. I haven’t spoken much about it yet because… well, superstitious reasons I guess. But I’m attempting (in a pretty lame way) to say a bit more than usual in this post.<br /><br />Based upon convict stories and escape myths it is an inspired mash up of characters such as the bushranger/escape artist, Martin Cash, and the cannibal, Alexander Pearce. It is a world of quarantine, paranoia, madness, love and dreams, separated by a chain of savage dogs.<br /><br />Jeez, wish me luck. I'm exhausted just thinking about it all ;)nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-80742847804229599902009-06-15T02:05:00.000-07:002009-06-15T02:13:02.197-07:00Surfer SA (stuff)Okay. The Sydney dates for the launch of the <strong>The Ghost Poetry Project</strong> are now confirmed. So here are the full details again. My cover is coming soon (I promise).<br /><br /><strong>Melbourne launch</strong>: Friday, Aug 14, 6-7:30 pm at Old Melb Gaol. Launched by Kevin Brophy.<br /><br /><strong>Sydney launch</strong>: Saturday, Sept 5, 4-6 pm at St Stephens in Newtown. Launched by Peter Kirkpatrick.<br /><br />I am SO chuffed to have Kevin Brophy and Peter Kirkpatrick doing the launch honours. Such support is truly humbling. Thanks guys!<br /><br />Now I’ve just come home from performing at the Going Down Swinging launch up in Melbourne. It was a great night and had a top response to my work. The Sydney launch is tonight in fact, so I’m hoping it all goes well up there too.<br /><br />While up in Melbourne I got to hang out with Daniel Ducrou. He's been a joy to meet. And a surfer from SA, wouldn't you know. We stayed up late workshopping titles for his forthcoming book with Text. So check out his link. He’s a cool dude.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.danielducrou.com/">http://www.danielducrou.com/</a><br /><br />And a big shout out to Steven Amsterdam whose book Things We Didn’t See Coming (Sleepers Publishing) I’ve just had the pleasure of reading. Thanks Steven. I mean, wow!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stevenamsterdam.com/">http://www.stevenamsterdam.com/</a><br /><br />Finally check out the submission guidelines for Four W this year. It’s closing soon and Four W have launches planned for Sydney, Wagga and Melbourne. So chances are you’ll be able to take your mum along to one.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/booranga/submission-guidelines.html">http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/booranga/submission-guidelines.html</a><br /><br />Stay tune now 'cause I’ll be posting the talk I did for the emerging Writers festival. The Art Vs Craft (bunny incident).<br /><br />cheersnathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-48964244761327451982009-06-13T00:18:00.000-07:002009-06-13T00:27:15.393-07:00Made From the Matter of StarsBelow is a link to <strong>Made From the Matter of Stars</strong>, a performance piece I was commissioned to write for Going Down Swinging. This abridged version was part of a show titled <strong>Static</strong> that involved myself, Sean M Whelan and Alicia Sometimes.<br /><br />It's up at IndieFeed for just a few days. So hope you like it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/">http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/</a>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-66022278685409650892009-06-09T02:03:00.000-07:002009-06-09T02:11:18.456-07:00The Ghost Poetry ProjectOkay. So this is where we're at with the new book... <br /><br />Will show you the cover soon. We're working on it now and so far it's lookin HOT.<br /><br /><strong>Melbourne launch</strong>: Friday, Aug 14, 6-7:30 pm at Old Melb Gaol. Launched by Kevin Brophy.<br /><br /><strong>Sydney launch</strong>: most likely the weekend of 5/6th Sept. Launched by Peter Kirkpatrick. (location still to come, but there's been talk of St Stephens in Newtown).<br /><br /><br />Ten night. Ten haunted locations. One terriyfing adventure aacross Australia.<br /><br />From a gaol cell to a lunatic asylum to a night in a haunted hearse, <em>The Ghost Poetry Project</em> is one poet's attempt to find a language of guts and daring. A unique exploration of fear, courage and the power of mystery and myth.nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-60565412618439490352009-06-02T18:52:00.000-07:002009-06-02T19:58:34.104-07:00Post EWF (bunny report)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoHOG0M-wzVyhimYKzbVLpxpPd6Clrz2-v708nNhzjeJ3_NKrItUnsKLhNZ2_beBFQV9jKy1AsdWz-nQ_YHX00qEfMFTteQ0CkfZz8-Pq6hD4WEwUpfml3j3OhiP-MF3NOlvPuMlwPprV/s1600-h/4252_92263492351_513987351_2356385_2235439_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342914445533253490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoHOG0M-wzVyhimYKzbVLpxpPd6Clrz2-v708nNhzjeJ3_NKrItUnsKLhNZ2_beBFQV9jKy1AsdWz-nQ_YHX00qEfMFTteQ0CkfZz8-Pq6hD4WEwUpfml3j3OhiP-MF3NOlvPuMlwPprV/s320/4252_92263492351_513987351_2356385_2235439_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim50QAQ7SJzVfpu8HfFJ6f90qYnH0Kpvom3dMH4kk4lb6HOa5lkO421TCH54RcGv3zGckYEVMZFEvfI0o8lKrqzKdoiEXujr_zyfGUjLPM8x5Ph863ZTO2U-v9aszBOsSSPKHlDTLN3OS_/s1600-h/n687519953_2774873_5505480.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342914444611279650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim50QAQ7SJzVfpu8HfFJ6f90qYnH0Kpvom3dMH4kk4lb6HOa5lkO421TCH54RcGv3zGckYEVMZFEvfI0o8lKrqzKdoiEXujr_zyfGUjLPM8x5Ph863ZTO2U-v9aszBOsSSPKHlDTLN3OS_/s320/n687519953_2774873_5505480.jpg" /></a> After a panel session in the Yarra Room this bunny went to browse the EWF zine fair and hang out with his pal the wooden wombat. He had a great time in Melbourne and thinks the Emerging Writers Festival totally dacks on all others.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6aVhPTTirrmy4LzkI87UxllqJ9jA9T6x_Awb-KTj422ibtsl0xAq5rAC__ncx0Qr24JEPoZeRokKUmkVYdEe3Gv9YsFlJxjotp7ZGpVcdj2lGSouDmO-twb6HdLqulYmaSX3aOXWxR6w/s1600-h/n687519953_2774869_5013770.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342914440430908050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6aVhPTTirrmy4LzkI87UxllqJ9jA9T6x_Awb-KTj422ibtsl0xAq5rAC__ncx0Qr24JEPoZeRokKUmkVYdEe3Gv9YsFlJxjotp7ZGpVcdj2lGSouDmO-twb6HdLqulYmaSX3aOXWxR6w/s320/n687519953_2774869_5013770.jpg" /></a> </div></div>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-70000954225781059402009-05-31T21:10:00.000-07:002009-06-01T18:54:43.986-07:00Poet Bunny RockStar<div align="left">An invite to the coolest gig in town. We all hope to see you there.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbl_utxvlocrWDEJoqBzLBdPubeEgCv3nkCWQpC068zL2tapDd1bgGB-j6617rRfvcEB5fvtaoPIgAUqn8lN3VpgmpgVwIlerJf3KlSXCSo0hg2H-GiqGUXwV3lMLF7gslyAtPXYDUPPB/s1600-h/28_E_Melb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342206891155140882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbl_utxvlocrWDEJoqBzLBdPubeEgCv3nkCWQpC068zL2tapDd1bgGB-j6617rRfvcEB5fvtaoPIgAUqn8lN3VpgmpgVwIlerJf3KlSXCSo0hg2H-GiqGUXwV3lMLF7gslyAtPXYDUPPB/s320/28_E_Melb.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">So I'm just home from the <strong>Emerging Writers Festival</strong> in Melbourne. Um, I don't know what to say about it other than just wait for the pics. That might be best. This Poet-Bunny-RockStar is SO tired. It turns out that if you happen have to a giant bunny suit handy you can do good deeds like assisting with wedding photos. I gave a kiss to one beautiful bride on the steps of the Town Hall before heading inside for my session. Felt awesome! (thanks to Angela Meyer for the "poet bunny rockstar" tag. that's a keeper. I couldn't be happier with that.)</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">And another thing I learnt is that if you <em>do</em> have a bunny suit <strong>Jennifer Mills</strong> will always help zip you up. Check out her new book with UQP here... <a href="http://www.jenjen.com.au/">http://www.jenjen.com.au</a></div><p>Now pop Friday, August 14 in your diary for the launch of <strong>The Ghost Poetry Project</strong> at Old Melbourne Gaol. 6-7:30 pm. Launched by Kevin Brophy.<br /><br />Ten nights. Ten haunted locations. One terrifying adventure across Australia.<br /><br />From a gaol cell to a lunatic asylum to a night in a haunted hearse, The Ghost Poetry Project is one poet's attempt to find a language of guts and daring. A unique exploration of fear, courage and the power of mystery and myth. </p>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-51910497496137116972009-05-27T03:21:00.000-07:002009-05-27T18:17:13.762-07:00Overland 195Two of my poems from <strong>The Ghost Poetry Project</strong> (forthcoming in August with Puncher & Wattmann) are up at Overland 195.<br /><br />These were inspired by my stay at the Quarantine Station, Spring Cove, Sydney. Check out my archives for pics.<br /><br /><a href="http://web.overland.org.au/?page_id=1168">http://web.overland.org.au/?page_id=1168</a><br /><br />And here's an interview I did for the Skill Share Series with Tess Jager from Express Media...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.expressmedia.org.au/content.php?content_id=504">http://www.expressmedia.org.au/content.php?content_id=504</a>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-1594385665299323862009-05-10T19:23:00.000-07:002009-05-10T23:54:12.592-07:00My jeans still hug me<div align="left">So here's a few things you might be interested in getting along to.<br /><br />I'm running a workshop for Express Media on Performance Poetry, which is really cool. I get to talk about my favourite tracks and discuss a form that's been good to me/interested me for a long time.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.expressmedia.org.au/events.php?content_id=496">www.expressmedia.org.au/events.php?content_id=496</a><br /><br />Then come and see if I'm up to scratch the following weekend at the Emerging Writers Festival. I'll be in a debate/panel session at the Melbourne Town Hall. One titled Art vs Craft.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/MTH.html">www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/MTH.html</a><br /><br />Whether you're ready for it or not I'm planning to bust out some John Laws poetry on ya.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"><em>My jeans </em></div><div align="left"><em>still hug me</em></div><div align="left"><em>but i'd rather</em></div><div align="left"><em>you did</em> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">And then I get to perform for real at the upcoming launch of Going Down Swinging #28, June 10 Northcote Soical Club. These nights are always BIG. And I'll be going unplugged with the piece they commisioned me to do for last year's Melbourne Writers Festival. <em>Static</em> is one of my faves. So I can't wait for this one. More news on this soon.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.goingdownswinging.org.au/index.html">www.goingdownswinging.org.au/index.html</a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.goingdownswinging.org.au/index.html"></a></div>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768288551251600826.post-59236188519114481042009-04-19T07:22:00.000-07:002009-04-19T07:42:31.455-07:00Gaol pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKAPimec2v5GK-1396skMM7qZFotQRH5unnWk64-L3sk7sEEc-QbGtEdH8HnCVtDH6A0jhxLGA5iuWlWlg5y5j4-NipR6vgGlgDzYhSHIWX9JOWNUlm97bDJEss7YhyphenhyphenyHjJX7syl5wdMZ/s1600-h/_JDM8574.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326409800417414610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKAPimec2v5GK-1396skMM7qZFotQRH5unnWk64-L3sk7sEEc-QbGtEdH8HnCVtDH6A0jhxLGA5iuWlWlg5y5j4-NipR6vgGlgDzYhSHIWX9JOWNUlm97bDJEss7YhyphenhyphenyHjJX7syl5wdMZ/s400/_JDM8574.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326409803503062306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ySBxdvQjGXh15-FzswtwwOip35SUNbg-HOzD2ZH6_vUpExxgUfFvxtjeXp1P68AyAI_mt-3I_iB8aDui9d3DO4q4gvRLronbtgahfGWLtzAMr048as-Pic5hZh0DWQBw3BgoMXfhceWE/s400/_JDM8617.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XCLXph3jWMTv8H3gbMwENhiD1490BSk1Put253z-vJ5evFO5S3px8aqGhopVA_qTzM59srn64RXjX2CyAgx3QdMZaTnNXs7V8eSct9z7Xqbmec2TefrQBeNrFbLvnHLLS5W-kEMmob43/s1600-h/_JDM8614.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326409800376978306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XCLXph3jWMTv8H3gbMwENhiD1490BSk1Put253z-vJ5evFO5S3px8aqGhopVA_qTzM59srn64RXjX2CyAgx3QdMZaTnNXs7V8eSct9z7Xqbmec2TefrQBeNrFbLvnHLLS5W-kEMmob43/s400/_JDM8614.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJJlJOzjKwDYP8Gn3UxaNSIbLLounxl8_R9St3G4GxEdeJq_aO_gnrs97BkM5bXW2dwR6oZDfGP7a64Og9nkIH82IQEqwKkyZyKKp3ePKOdbgRZADy9Kqko9T531kSfDIPWIUzm7Lk8a7/s1600-h/_JDM8591.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326409799205158610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJJlJOzjKwDYP8Gn3UxaNSIbLLounxl8_R9St3G4GxEdeJq_aO_gnrs97BkM5bXW2dwR6oZDfGP7a64Og9nkIH82IQEqwKkyZyKKp3ePKOdbgRZADy9Kqko9T531kSfDIPWIUzm7Lk8a7/s400/_JDM8591.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VccXj_1QWYDKcDOKik1SQpTjHFg07y7ex_nY4vO3Vbl8a7yHAVmiTbSPo_nGfxipqkDyzhomQ7QK1qMLtMZRkW8P0F6AITHbCKDZOJ12LRZSQpzQClblfMJiDe10htPHiUANjBwnu5oO/s1600-h/_JDM8586.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326409798511652498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VccXj_1QWYDKcDOKik1SQpTjHFg07y7ex_nY4vO3Vbl8a7yHAVmiTbSPo_nGfxipqkDyzhomQ7QK1qMLtMZRkW8P0F6AITHbCKDZOJ12LRZSQpzQClblfMJiDe10htPHiUANjBwnu5oO/s400/_JDM8586.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /><p>With thanks to photographers Julie Millowick, Julie Hough and the Castlemaine State Festival</p>nathan curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352082416058772597noreply@blogger.com2